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63 partial word matches found in search '彼らは日本人ですか、それとも中国人ですか。'
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pronoun
1. he; him
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they (usually male); them
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Most common form: あれら
1. those (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener, or something understood without naming it directly)  (see also: ; often written with kana only)
2. they (of people) (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors)  (archaic)
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Most common form: あれ
noun
1. that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly)  (see also: 何れ, 此れ, 其れ; often written with kana only)
2. that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors)
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suffix
1. and others; and the like; and followers; et al.; pluralizing suffix  (often written with kana only)
2. or so  (see also: あちら, いくら; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; often written with kana only)
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particle
1. topic marker particle  (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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noun
tooth
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noun
leaf
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noun, noun (suffix)
clique; faction; school
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noun
1. edge (of a knife or sword)
2. prong (of an electrical plug)
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Most common form: はあ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; indeed; well
2. ha!
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noun
Japan
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noun
Japanese person; Japanese people
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. day; days  (this meaning is restricted to form 日)
2. sun; sunshine; sunlight
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noun
1. Sunday  (see also: 日曜; abbreviation)
suffix
2. day (of the month)  (also んち or ち)
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noun (suffix)
1. day of month
2. counter for days
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noun
1. book; volume; script  (see also: ご本・ごほん)
prefix
2. this; present
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the person himself
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noun
1. origin; source  (usu. 元)
2. base; basis; foundation; root  (esp. 基)
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noun
1. man; person
2. human being; mankind; people
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1. counter for people
noun
2. person  (usu. in compound words; this meaning is restricted to reading にん)
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suffix
1. -ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.
2. -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field)
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suffix
person
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expression
be; is  (see also: , であります; polite copula; polite (teineigo) language)
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particle
1. indicates location of action; at; in  (にて is the formal literary form)
2. indicates time of action
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expression
indicates question  (see also: ; at sentence-end; polite (teineigo) language)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the sun or moon)
2. attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on
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Most common form: っす
auxiliary
be; is  (see also: です; semi-polite copula; abbreviation)
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noun
1. nonsense
2. loss (on scratch lottery tickets, etc.)
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noun
vinegar
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noun
1. nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
2. den
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1. plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel
prefix
2. mere; poor  (before a noun; derogatory)
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particle
1. indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical)  (was written as 歟, used at sentence-end)
2. or; whether or not  (after each alternative)
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noun
mosquito
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noun, noun (suffix)
passable; acceptable; tolerable; fair
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. lesson
2. section (in an organization); division; department
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noun
1. addition; increase
2. Canada  (see also: 加奈陀; abbreviation)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. department; section; faculty; school; arm
2. course (of study); branch of study; specialization
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noun
rack; mount; stand
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1. that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it  (see also: 何れ, 此れ, 彼・あれ; often written with kana only)
2. that time; then
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Most common form: 其れとも
conjunction
or; or else  (often written with kana only)
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interjection (kandoushi)
there! (used to call someone's attention to something)
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noun
ancestor; forefather; progenitor
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particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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noun, noun (prefix)
1. together with
2. same
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particle
1. certainly; of course; to be sure; surely
2. even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though; although  (usu. with vol. verb or adj. stem)
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noun
1. door (esp. Japanese-style)  (see also: )
2. shutter; window shutter
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companion; follower; attendant; retinue  (see also: お供)
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noun
way
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noun
1. to (measure of volume, approx. 18 litres)  (obsolete term)
2. square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)  (see also: 枡形)
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particle
1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence)  (as AもBも)
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algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
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noun
1. inside; in
2. among; within
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noun
1. China  (see also: 中華人民共和国)
2. Chugoku region of western Honshu (incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi prefectures)  (see also: 中国地方; abbreviation)
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noun
Chinese person
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suffix
1. through; throughout; in the course of
2. all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
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noun, prefix, suffix
1. medium; average; middle  (see also: )
noun
2. moderation
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noun
red dragon tile  (see also: 紅中; mahjong term; abbreviation)
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Most common form: うち
1. inside; within
2. while  (see also: ないうちに; also 裡; often written with kana only)
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noun
1. country; state
2. region
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noun
1. indigenous person; inhabitant of a country
2. local; native  (this meaning is restricted to reading くにびと)
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suffix
country
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Most common form: 国民
noun
people of a country  (see also: 国民:こくみん; archaic)
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